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Old 07-30-12, 05:34 AM
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cbuddy2005
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I don't know if I would say boring, but it was lacking something this year IMO.
Lacking a truly dangerous attacker from the GC--i.e Contador. Yes, there were attacks, but not much got away. Yes, Sky was dominant, too dominant for a very interesting tour? To me it seemed I was watching a lot of tour, waiting for the action to come that really didn't materialize. I always like to see attacks, especially in the mountains. Did this year seem less mountainous? Maybe some changes in years to come? No radios and smaller teams maybe. 9 guys a team seems like a lot. Maybe limit the number in the field/team members on certain days--maybe this will change the look of the tour and limit some of the crashes. I dunno, maybe all the tv coverage has me wanting to see action all the time. Maybe I have forgotten how tough each stage is and it can't be all action. Also seems there are limited tactics in this kind of a race and everybody knows them so breaks don't get away often enough?
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